Day and Night World Map

The map below shows the current position of the Sun and the Moon. It shows which parts of the Earth are in daylight and which are in night.

See where the moon is over the horizon

Map notes

• The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Friday, June 8, 2012 at 03:50:00 UTC.
• The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
• The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
• Different shades of darkness are used to indicate night; these shades are in order from lightest to darkest:
  • Civil Twilight (lightest shade)
  • Nautical Twilight
  • Astronomical Twilight
  • Night, no twilight (darkest)
• Latitude circles
  • NPC – Northern Polar Circle, or Arctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' N. At locations north of the Arctic Circle, the Sun is visible all day and night during a period before and after the June solstice.
  • NT – Northern Tropic, or Tropic of Cancer, is at latitude 23°26' N and is the northernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during June solstice, around June 21).
  • ST – Southern Tropic, or Tropic of Capricorn, is at latitude 23°26' S and is the southernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during December solstice, around December 21).
  • SPC – Southern Polar Circle, or Antarctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' S. South of this latitude, the Sun is visible all day and night during summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
• Map is generated based on images from NASA

Position of the Sun

On Friday, June 8, 2012 at 03:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 52'	North
Longitude:	121° 60'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.52 meters/second, 1539.1 km/hour, 956.3 miles/hour or 831.0 knots.The table below shows the Sun position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 59.9"	15.94 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	north	15.94 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.7"	955.98 mi	west	0° 00' 13.1"	0.25 mi	north	955.97 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 54.3"	3.09 mi	east	0° 05' 02.8"	5.79 mi	north	6.56 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, June 8, 2012 at 03:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 45'	South
Longitude:	5° 40'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.91 meters/second, 1565.7 km/hour, 972.9 miles/hour or 845.4 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 28.6"	16.21 mi	west	0° 00' 10.0"	0.19 mi	north	16.22 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 36.6"	972.78 mi	west	0° 10' 04.6"	11.55 mi	north	973.19 mi
24 hours	12° 08' 03.9"	815.42 mi	east	4° 16' 04.7"	293.38 mi	north	872.83 mi

Locations with the Sun near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

Location	Local time	Distance			Direction
Kaohsiung	Fri 11:50 AM	159 km	99 miles	86 nm	W
Taichung	Fri 11:50 AM	196 km	122 miles	106 nm	NW
Taipei	Fri 11:50 AM	247 km	154 miles	133 nm	N
Xiamen	Fri 11:50 AM	436 km	271 miles	236 nm	WNW
Foochow	Fri 11:50 AM	440 km	274 miles	238 nm	NW
Shantou	Fri 11:50 AM	547 km	340 miles	295 nm	W
Naha	Fri 12:50 PM	681 km	423 miles	368 nm	ENE
Baguio City	Fri 11:50 AM	730 km	453 miles	394 nm	SSW
Kowloon	Fri 11:50 AM	798 km	496 miles	431 nm	W
Shenzhen	Fri 11:50 AM	799 km	496 miles	431 nm	W